School Nurse (Personal Services)

LEGACY EARLY COLLEGE OVERVIEW
Legacy Early College is a K4-12 public charter school that originated through the vision of businessman William Brown in 2009 with an unwavering focus on To and Through College at every grade level. Legacys model combines academics, nutrition, physical fitness, and mental health. In addition to our college-driven academic standards, meals are made on site, scholars participate in PE every day, and Social-Emotional Literacy is integrated into the culture and curriculum. We currently occupy the site of the historic Parker High School and the former Greenville County Fine Arts Center. For more information about Parker High and its history, visit the alumni-sponsored Parker High website or read more on Our Upstate Ancestry.

POSITION OVERVIEW
Legacy Early College (Legacy) is seeking a talented and committed School Nurse for hire for the school year. Legacy views School Nurses as leaders in the school community who oversee all school health policies and programs. It is up to School Nurses to provide expertise and oversight of school health services and to promote health education. School nurses advocate for students' physical, emotional, mental, and social health because healthy children are successful learners.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties
Assesses and evaluates scholars' health and developmental status through appropriate screening techniques.
Directs initial screening programs in schools served and provides secondary screening prior to referral.
Assumes responsibility for selecting and referring students identified by the screening process as needing medical or other care.
Compiles information including observations, appropriate medical records, and screening results.
Interprets the data to students, their families, and school personnel.
Monitors pupil immunizations as required by law.
Screens for vision, dental, hearing, blood pressure, growth, and scoliosis.
Performs other routine screening procedures.
Performs health appraisal for students served by Public Law 94-142.

Records
Maintains health records and uses accumulated information to initiate preventive, remedial, or rehabilitative action.
Maintains and records screening data on the cumulative health record.

Follow-up/Counseling/Referral
Participates in health counseling, both planned and unplanned, with individuals and groups to assist the students in improving their health status and to promote self-care, decision-making, and wellness behavior.
Interprets nursing assessments and medical evaluations to students, their families, and school personnel.
Performs follow-up nursing care on children with identified health needs.
Makes appropriate community and health care referrals when needed.
Participates in staffing for student placement when requested.
Provides feedback to schools on the screening program conducted.

Academic Responsibilities
Incorporates health teaching in all activities performed.
Provides teachers with up-to-date, accurate resource materials for classroom instruction when requested.
Assists parents to learn about health problems and aspects of parental responsibility for their children's health care and maintenance.
Assists with orientation, training, and supervision for new health personnel.
Serves as health consultant by providing relevant health instruction, counseling, and guidance to students, school personnel, parents, and others on subjects such as first aid and emergency care procedures, CPR training, and specific health problems for in-service or school parent programs.

Health Room/Emergency Care
Plans, organizes, and coordinates a method of providing each school's first aid and emergency care.
Assumes responsibility for management of the health room, to include ordering supplies and equipment.
Administers first aid, care, and comfort to ill or injured students as stipulated by written school health policies and procedures, when available.
Maintains daily log of all children seen for health-related problems.
Encourages the school to maintain a daily log of all children reported to the health room.

Community Services
Assists in identifying and reporting suspected child abuse and neglect.
Serves as liaison between the school, the home, private physicians, health and social agencies, and other community resources to assure appropriate utilization of all available resources for student health needs.
Maintains up-to-date and accurate records for program service delivery by documenting student records, attendance reports, and the S.C. State Department End of Year report.
Maintains an ongoing program assessment and evaluation through feedback from school and community, participation in employee evaluations, and informing the school and community of program progress and changes.
Seeks and participates in professional development to enhance continual professional growth through ongoing staff development meetings and attending meetings/training relative to job role.
Supports the school district's total Student Services program to provide for ongoing program maintenance and networking.
Other duties as assigned by this positions manager.

Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) or related field.
A current license to practice as an RN in South Carolina is required.
CPR/BLS certification required or willingness to obtain before start date.
This position requires compliance with all SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) school nurse standards and immunization protocols.
Bilingual (Spanish/English preferred) verbal and written articulation preferred.

Work Schedule
This position operates on an11-monthschedule based on the Legacy Early College centralized calendar.

Compensation & Benefits
? Competitive salaries are based on education, certification, and experience.
? State PEBA benefits include medical, dental, and vision, as well as additional benefits.
? Vanguard 401k: Employee Invest 6% + Employer Match 8% = 14%
? Paid time off, school closure, and 10 holidays.
? On-site fitness center

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here represent those that the employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
? Long-standing and sitting periods and the ability to lift items up to 25 lbs. are required.
? Position might require travel.
? Periodic participation in activities to support Legacy Early College is required.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here represent those that the employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Position will have periods of extended work week hours, which are required to support both the ongoing development of the region and the delivery of high-quality education for all students.

General Sign-off
The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies. Duties may be changed at the discretion of Legacy Early College at any time.

Statement of Non-Discrimination
Legacy Early College is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment. Legacy Early College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.